Ancient Roman literature was in a decadent period in the Silver Age, but several writers still had a great influence on the development of literature. They are: The Golden Donkey (also known as Metamorphosis) by the novelist Aplus (124- 175), who was born in North Africa and has rich roaming experience. The novel is written in the form of self-narration, which describes a young man's suffering experience of being turned into a donkey by witchcraft. Through his experience, he faithfully and widely described the life in other provinces of the Roman Empire. As a donkey, people are not wary of him, which makes him hear and see the most despicable thoughts and behaviors of people. The novel also writes a lot of witchcraft and strangeness, which runs through the mysterious spirit of Egyptian religion The Golden Donkey has a profound influence on Boccaccio and Cervantes in later generations.
Plutarch (1946- 120) was born in Greece, and his writings are rich, with more than 100 species preserved so far. The most famous are 50 biographies of Greek and Roman celebrities, which recorded the level from semi-mythical figures to Roman emperors in the first century. These works are narrated side by side by Greeks and Romans with similar behaviors and occupations. Most of these paired characters are accompanied by the theory of "great unification", which is more compromise and advocates moderation, humanity and fear of God to oppose evil and tyranny. According to the Greek Biography Program, the whole work is written from the biography's life experience, life experience, adolescence, personality and deeds to his death, but it pays attention to details and anecdotes and preaches clearly. In addition, the author's Latin level is not high, so the Roman part is not as good as the Greek part; There are also many distortions in historical facts, and the age is also chaotic. This book has a great influence on later generations.